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Justice Department’s Amedisys-Optum Inquiry Reflects Growing Antitrust Concerns

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will investigate potential antitrust violations in the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum’s forthcoming acquisition of Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED).

To date, neither Amedisys nor Optum have been accused of any wrongdoing. The DOJ performed a similar investigation when Optum acquired the health care technology company Change Healthcare earlier this year. A federal court eventually allowed that deal to proceed.

Subsequently, Optum closed a deal for the home health and hospice provider LHC Group for $5.4 billion.

Access the full article on Hospice News: Justice Department’s Amedisys-Optum Inquiry Reflects Growing Antitrust Concerns

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